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23Feb

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Gunman shot dead at Trump’s Florida home of Mar-a-Lago identified as missing 21-year-old

A shotgun-wielding man shot dead at US President Donald Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida has been identified as a 21-year-old from a family of Trump supporters. The US Secret Service said earlier an armed man has been shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during the incident about 1.30am (5.30pm AEDT) on Sunday. First lady Melania Trump was also with the president. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during the incident on Sunday. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) According to the Secret Service, he was "observed by the north gate of the Mar-a-Lago propert...

11Sep

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How Charlie Kirk changed conservative media – and US politics

Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed today, pioneered a new model for conservative political advocacy, merging multi-platform media commentary with in-person gatherings and get-out-the-vote drives. Kirk, 31, was a hugely successful political field organiser, TikTok influencer, radio host, nonprofit leader and public speaker all rolled up in one telegenic figure. One minute, Kirk would be on Fox News promoting his friend President Donald Trump's agenda; the next, he would be on X or Instagram, inviting young people to start conservative groups at their high schools and college campuses. Charlie Kirk had become close with President Donald Trump. (AP) With Turning Point USA, the nonprofit he co-founded in 2012 at age 18, Kirk built a next generation grassroots opera...

27Sep

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Melania Trump calls her husband’s survival of assassination attempts ‘miracles’

In her first interview in more than two years, former First Lady Melania Trump said she saw her husband's survival in two attempts on his life as "miracles" and offered new details about the former president, including his desire to have more children. The Slovenian-born former fashion model has remained somewhat of an enigma in the 2024 election cycle. She has stayed largely absent from the campaign trail, breaking norms in not speaking at the Republican National Convention and skipping key moments for her husband, Donald Trump, including his primary-night victory parties and court appearances in New York and Florida. Melania Trump speaks during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in 2016. The former First Lady has been notably quiet dur...

Slovak prime minister has had another operation, remains in serious condition

18May

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Slovak prime minister has had another operation, remains in serious condition

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after being shot multiple times and remains in serious condition, officials said on Friday. Fico, 59, was attacked as he was greeting supporters after a government meeting in the former coal mining town of Handlova. A suspected assailant has been arrested. FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for the V4 meeting in Prague, Czech Republic,in April. (AP) Miriam Lapunikova, director of the University F. D. Roosevelt hospital in Banska Bystrica, where Fico was taken by helicopter after he was shot, said Fico underwent a CT scan and is currently awake and stable in an intensive care unit. She described his condition as “very serious.” She said the surgery removed dead tiss...